Sure she can't find lots of the words she wants, and that is frustrating for her, but she still has her wicked sense of humour and she still loves my girls and the feirce hug she gave us all was so full of love....

In addition, in many Protestant churches there are still feirce fights over whether the Bible is, if not literally word for word true, then in effect infallible on matters of doctrine-or whether various forms of criticism should be applied.

The mountains are still beautiful, the sun is feirce, the Swahili's getting easier, friends here are getting closer (although we'll soon be moving much, much farther), the eating schedule feels more normal (although I'm looking forward to being able to dictate it myself again), and a whole new set of changes in my life are just about to begin.